"Naruto, can you even do this? If not, don't blame me for resorting to extreme measures."
After once again watching Naruto summon either tadpoles or incomplete frogs, Jiraiya finally couldn't take it anymore.
Naruto looked utterly dead inside as well. "I want to, okay? But I don't know why this keeps happening! I want to summon something better too, but this technique just won't listen to me!"
"Then don't blame me."
Jiraiya made one last attempt, then grabbed Naruto and headed toward the cliff. "You've trained for three weeks, yet made no progress at all. At this rate, it'll be completely pointless. Don't look at me like that. I know you've been serious and focused about practicing the Summoning Technique. But if you truly want to succeed at summoning, you'll never manage it unless you're willing to risk your life. And now, I'm going to show you a shortcut. Do you want to take it?"
Still struggling in Jiraiya's grip, Naruto immediately shouted, "What the hell? There's a shortcut? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
But Jiraiya set Naruto down and said, "Naruto, if you want to control that Chakra I told you about, you need to enter that gate. As its container, you're still far too weak. If you want to enter that state again, you'll have to reach it through the fear of death. Remember that instant when you enter that place, and afterward, you'll be able to go in freely. Got it? Go on. It's lived in your body for so long—it's time to collect some rent."
"The fear of death? How am I supposed to—"
Before Naruto could grasp what Jiraiya meant, Jiraiya kicked him straight off the cliff. He plummeted rapidly toward the abyss below.
"Ahhh! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! Jiraiya, you bastard!"